Funnel.



H. G. RASMUSSEN.

FUNNEL.

APPLICATION FILED um: 29. I911.

Patented May 28,1918.

INVENTOR WITNESSES ATTORNEY tastiest.

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The obj ect of the invention is to provide a simply constructed andelii'ci'ent tunnel of this character" havingimproved. triggerc'ontrol'ledmeans operable by fthe' rising: of

' 3 afloat for releasing ava'l*ve*'to' close the tunnel when the hot i'dwithin there'ceptacle rises" toa predetermined"height? Another object toprovide simple and efiicient means for protecting the valve toprevent"the pressure otf'the liquid flowing throi ingiit Anot her object istoprov icleuinprovedi for insurin the seatin of the vala e b a a With the'tcrreg05mg anrt other objects in view, whi'cl'i will appear as thedescription proceeds; instantiation resid'es in the corn blnation andarrangement of parts and"i'1r the details of construction"hereinafter'described and claime'dg it being understood that changes in the precise-,embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within thescope of what iscl aiimed without departing from the spirit 'of fthe'invention. 7

In the accompanying draw ings: Fi'gu rel represents vertieal sectieir afunnel constructed in accordance with this invention and shown applied,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof, and

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 lookingin the direction of the arrows.

In the embodiment illustrated the funnel comprises the usual invertedcone-shaped body 1 having the ordinary discharge spout 2. A valve seat 3is arranged at the junction of the spout with the small end of thefunnel body as is shown clearly in Fig. l and is designed to receive aninverted coneshaped valve 4 carried by a valve stem 5 which extendslongitudinally throughout through aguide 7 li tl1c' funnel newaccidentally seat 5 tresse iratentea rrayee; tors: 1; a i nomfie ae 29,193157 seriar-noliwsoar i the greaterportionof;the'length ot'the fun;

nel body, thisstein' being provided at its upp'erg-enda with eye 6'whereby it may be grasped ancl'raised when it is desired to opeir thevalve; This valve stenr 51 passes carrietli by brace arms 8 secured} tothe inner face of; lihewfunnel body; fourofwhich are here shown: andwhich are inclined upwardly-x and converge toward each other; bei ng'preferably integrat with the sleeve 7. ThesebraceiarmsS"have laterallyextending feet 9 which a'resecurd-to'thefunnel body by l-*sc1"ews-,riveting 1 or "otherwise:

'A hood-10* is carriechby rod" 11' ported 'by'the funnel body "at-apoint above thepositionl of valve 4* and projects l-aterally; on allsides beyond said valve, be ing designd to prevent the pressure or theinflowin'g liquid from engaging the valve just and-seating: it beforethe float controlled 1 means which holds it" open has been actuatedaswill be presently" described; The stem 5 of the valve" passes looselythrough this hood 1'0" and the hoodw operates an additional gn ide forcentering the stern:

' The lowenendot the stem" 5' is provided i i with" laterally extendingcatch 12 which is designecl lto be engage'drby" trigger 13sliowiri'nth'e"form of a bar tulcr-umed interni'ediately of its endsbetween *apertured" ears it carried by the inner face of the spout a hopening 15 being provided in the" wall of= said spout through: whichthe'bar13 ex tends, one end 'being positioned within tl'i'e' isshowirclearly nrFigsr and: 3'. A rod 16 ispivote'd at its upper end to theouter end of the 13' and is"providedwith-a float 17 preferablyconstructed of cork although not necessarity so trigger when itsiin'ierend is engaged with the catch 12 of the valve stem 5 is designedto support the valve in raised position, and on its release, incident tothe raising of the float, which is caused by the rising of the liquidwithin the vessel in connection with which the funnel is used, releasesthe valve and permits it to drop into closed position on the seat 3.

A Weight 18 is carried by the valve stem, being here shown positionedthereon between the guide 7 and the hood 10 and which is designed tofacilitate the seating of the valve. The lower end of the valve stem 5is also shown guided and centered, by means of cross rods or braces 19,any desired number spout and the ether end 'outsicte thereof; as

of which may be employed, four being here shown.

The trigger 13 with the float 17 depending therefrom is mounted in achamber 20 formed at one side of spout 2 and which is here shownsemi-cylindrical in cross section,although obviously it may be of anyother desired configuration. This chamber 20 has an opening 21 in itsupper end to permit the air to pass out therethrough so that thegasoleneor other liquid which is fed through the funnel 1 into thevessel V mayrise in said chamber 20 for actuating the trigger, it being understoodthat when the liquid rises in said chamber a sufficient distance toelevate float 17, the bar 13 will be tilted on its fulcrum causing theinner end thereof to move downwardly out of engagement with catch 12 andthereby release the valve which is seated by gravity and thusefl'ectively cuts off any further passage of liquid through spout 2.

A support for the funnel 1 is here shown in the form of. an annular ring22 which is designed to rest on a tank or other vessel to be filled bythe funnel and is connected with the spout 2 thereof and with thechamber 20 by means of brace arms 23, any desired number of which may beemployed, four being here shown. These arms are of a length suflicientto space the ring 22 some distance inwardly from the free end of thespout 2 and chamber 20 as is shown clearly in Fig. 1 so that when saidring rests on the vessel to be filled, the end of the spout may projectsome distance into'said vessel, the flanged opening V being here shownfor the passage of the spout therethrough.

When the device is in operative position the float 17 is preferably sopositioned on the rod16 as to cause it to be disposed a slight distancebelow the plane occupied by the supporting ring 22 so that it will bespaced about one-quarter of an inch more or less from the top of thevessel V when the funnel is in operative position therebyopcrating tocut off the entrance of liquid into the vessel after it has beencompletely filled,

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but of course it is to be understood that this float may be adjusted atany desired height on said rod to cut off the supply of liquid to thevessel at the will of the user, it not being necessary that the vesselshould be filled to its full extent before this cut oil occurs.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and of themethod of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the artto which the invention appertains and while I have described theprinciple of operation of the invention together with the device which Inow consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have itunderstood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that suchchanges may be made as are within the scope of the claimed invention.

I claim A funnel having a valve seat arranged at the junction of thebody and spout, centering guides carried by said body and spout, a valvestem mounted to slide in said guides, a valve carried by said stem andadapted to seat on the above referred to valve seat, a lateralprojection carried by said stem, a chamber formed at one side of saidspout with an opening communicating with the spout, a lever fulcrumedintermediately of its ends in said opening, with one end extending intothe path of the projection on said valve stem, a rod pivoted to theother end of said lever and provided with a float, said lever beingdesigned to engage the projection on said valve stem, and hold the valvein raised position whereby the raising of the float incident to therising of the liquid in said chamber will operate to release the valve.1 r In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

HERMAN G. RASMUSSEN.

Witnesses:

L. V. WIDMARK, F. R. KEUCZNY.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,I). G.

